In a heart-wrenching revelation, Christine Dawood, the mother of 19-year-old Suleman Dawood, who tragically lost his life alongside his father in the ill-fated Titanic submersible, has shared the story behind her decision to let her son take the dive instead of her.
Speaking to the BBC, Christine Dawood disclosed that she and her husband, Shahzada Dawood, a British-Pakistani multimillionaire, had originally planned to witness the Titanic wreck together but were forced to cancel their trip due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
When the opportunity for this year’s expedition arose, Christine Dawood explained that she stepped back, allowing her teenage son the chance to fulfill his long-held desire to visit the historic shipwreck. “He really wanted to go,” she expressed to the BBC, noting her joy for both her husband and son.
On the day of the dive, the Dawood family, consisting of Christine, her husband, their son, and their 17-year-old daughter, were all present on the submersible’s mother ship, the Polar Prince. Christine recounted the heartfelt farewells shared between herself, her daughter Alina, and her husband and son before they entered the submersible, named the Titan, on Father’s Day.
A passionate solver of Rubik’s Cubes, Suleman took one with him on the dive, expressing his intention to solve it 3,700 meters below sea level at the site of the Titanic, Christine revealed.
Devastated by the loss, Christine Dawood stated her desire to honor her son’s memory by learning to solve the Rubik’s Cube herself. “I miss them. I really, really miss them,” she emotionally conveyed.
The mother’s account contrasts the earlier remarks made by Suleman Dawood’s aunt, Azmeh Dawood, who described the teenager as “terrified” about joining his father on the trip to the Titanic wreckage. Azmeh Dawood had revealed that her nephew embarked on the expedition to impress his father, despite his apprehension.
Tragically, on June 18, Shahzada and Suleman Dawood, along with two other passengers and a pilot, disappeared when the Titan vanished less than two hours into its dive to the Titanic. Authorities declared them deceased after locating debris belonging to the submersible on the ocean floor, at a depth of approximately 13,000 feet. The U.S. Coast Guard attributed the incident to a catastrophic implosion of the pressure chamber.
Meanwhile, investigators are examining the Polar Prince for potential criminal activity linked to the implosion. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police stated that, currently, there is no suspicion of foul play, but they have not ruled out the possibility.
As the world mourns the loss of Suleman Dawood and the other victims, the poignant story of a mother’s sacrifice will forever remain etched in the annals of the Titanic’s tragic legacy.
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So maybe hundreds of years from now, archeologists may find a Rubik’s Cube by the Titanic and will spend hundreds of hours wondering what the h–l it was doing at 13,000 feet deep in the ocean.
I still think it was an incredibly stupid way to spend 250K to die. What incredible pleasure I can get helping people with 250K !!! Instead of visiting the monument to arrogance, poor planning , engineering and seamanship.